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in bozeman, montana or outside the town. he is expected to talk about a part of the plan designed to prevent insurance companies were from dropping or limiting people with serious illnesses. but obviousliy going to meet with people who have concerns about the plan. >> i believe that there is a health care crisis. i really do. do i believe that the government needs to be more involved? no. because i think that they just -- whenever they get their fingers in the pot, it kind of just turns black. >> we have just spent so much money on the stimulus and the t.a.r.p. then we're going to add another huge entitlement in the form of the public option. >> well, we know that you have questions about your own health care. so we have sorted out the fact from fiction about health care reform. find it at cnn.com/robin. >>> the tropics are heating up. it's that time of year. so you know we're getting a little bit more active there. chris is in for bob. let's find out what's going on. good morning. >> good morning, robin. you remember tropic
in bozeman, montana or outside the town. he is expected to talk about a part of the plan designed to prevent insurance companies were from dropping or limiting people with serious illnesses. but obviousliy going to meet with people who have concerns about the plan. >> i believe that there is a health care crisis. i really do. do i believe that the government needs to be more involved? no. because i think that they just -- whenever they get their fingers in the pot, it kind of just turns...
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ed henry, cnn, big sky, montana. >>> so many questions surroundsing this. if you want to know more about the health care debate and how reforms could affect you and your family, just check out the special health care in america website on -- dot com for a great deal of information, the latest on town hall debates, fact checks and ireports, just go to cnn.com/health care. >>> talking about the economy now, bought the troubled colonial bank group yesterday, the largest bank failure so far this year. bb & t is taking on their $22 billion in assets as well as deposits and branches. the fdic handle the rest. most of colonial's customers should be okay. the fdic as you may know, guarantees to protect bank account balances up to $250,000. >>> cash for clunkers is causing a cash flow problem for several auto dealers. they say the federal government hasn't reimbursed them for their trade-in deals and that has put them in a cash crunch some. rebate requests submitted nearly three weeks ago haven't even been paid yet. that lag time may cause some dealers to opt out of
ed henry, cnn, big sky, montana. >>> so many questions surroundsing this. if you want to know more about the health care debate and how reforms could affect you and your family, just check out the special health care in america website on -- dot com for a great deal of information, the latest on town hall debates, fact checks and ireports, just go to cnn.com/health care. >>> talking about the economy now, bought the troubled colonial bank group yesterday, the largest bank...
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idaho, stretching into western montana in the next couple hours. here's spokane picking up a little bit of rain around that region. it's not real heavy yet, but give it time. high pressure spreading out into the eastern great lakes into the northeast. here's your cold front dropping down south of atlanta. we're looking at hot temperatures building on in, though. let me take you live to washington, d.c. it's going to be a warm week for you. temperatures today into the 80s, stretching into the low 90s tomorrow. let's take a look at the white house. more details on that for you, robin, coming up in just a little bit. >> thank you. >>> it looks like the new place to fight about health care is in your home town. they're in their august recess. did i say fight over health care? well, at this one in tampa yesterday, opposing sides said, yes, we can, and the other side went, just so you know, yeah, people were pushing and shoving and pointing fingers. police broke up the crowd and that ended the forum early, so there was no discussion. >>> a prospective bo
idaho, stretching into western montana in the next couple hours. here's spokane picking up a little bit of rain around that region. it's not real heavy yet, but give it time. high pressure spreading out into the eastern great lakes into the northeast. here's your cold front dropping down south of atlanta. we're looking at hot temperatures building on in, though. let me take you live to washington, d.c. it's going to be a warm week for you. temperatures today into the 80s, stretching into the...
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. >>> tomorrow president obama makes his pitch for healthcare reform at a town hall meeting in montana. at a bozeman suburb, hundreds are expected to show up in protest. the healthcare reform has triggered a wave of growing anger in the country. susan roberts is in washington with more. susan, good morning. >> reporter: michelle, good morning to you. the white house is trying to push back against these explosive town hall meetings through its online campaign and the president himself. the administration is trying to quiet the critics of healthcare reform. critics angry over the president's healthcare reform plan are not holding back. >> you listen to us. >> reporter: americans will have another chance to be heard today at town hall meetings across the country. democrats are trying to win over an increasingly skeptical public fed up with the proposed overhaul. >> nobody tells me how to live my life. nobody tells me how long i should live and when i should die. >> reporter: but not everyone is out to crush reform. >> that's not fear. that's not fear. >> reporter: supporters are also spea
. >>> tomorrow president obama makes his pitch for healthcare reform at a town hall meeting in montana. at a bozeman suburb, hundreds are expected to show up in protest. the healthcare reform has triggered a wave of growing anger in the country. susan roberts is in washington with more. susan, good morning. >> reporter: michelle, good morning to you. the white house is trying to push back against these explosive town hall meetings through its online campaign and the president...
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he has two more health care town hall meetings of his own this week in colorado and montana. the tickets will be available to the general public. so the president may see some angry outbursts in the crowd himself. if you want to sound off about the health care reform plans being debated right now go to wusa9.com and tell us what you think. >>> have you heard about the 8- year-old miami girl who got the white house ticked off? she is on a poster that appears at metro station and on that poster jasmine says president obama's daughters get healthy school lunches, why don't i? now, these posters are the work of a nonprofit p groucalled committee for responsible med. the white house wants the posters taken down. they say they do not want the president's daughters used that way. the group says for now the posters will stay. >>> the american dream turned into a nightmare for dozens of illegal immigrants, some of them as young as 17. authorities say they were forced to work as prostitutes at three long island bars and some were actually sex slaves. most of the women came from central
he has two more health care town hall meetings of his own this week in colorado and montana. the tickets will be available to the general public. so the president may see some angry outbursts in the crowd himself. if you want to sound off about the health care reform plans being debated right now go to wusa9.com and tell us what you think. >>> have you heard about the 8- year-old miami girl who got the white house ticked off? she is on a poster that appears at metro station and on that...
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this is an airport hangar in belgrade, montana is just over an hour. >> palin, montana. thank you. thank you. have they see. thank you so much. thank you. i am excited to be back in montana. where is michelle? michelle and the girls were supposed to go whitewater rafting. i just heard some rain to wonder not know what is going on out there. they are on their way. i want to acknowledge some outstanding public officials and friends. first of all, the man who is working tirelessly to make sure that the american people get a fair deal when it comes to health care in america. please give max baucus a big round of applause. please give max baucus a big round of applause. [applause] one of my favorite people in washington, probably because he has not gone washington, still gets the same haircut. give it up for john. [applause] your own start here in montana, the great governor of this state, please give brian schweitzer and his lovely wife, nancy, a big round of applause. [applause] the lieutenant government, john bollinger, is here. give john a big round of applause. [applause] the mayor
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in a conservative montana suburb. there's a pretty safe bet he's going to hear pushback from some critics. our white house correspondent ed henry is there finding out what people are thinking ahead of the president's visit. so selling health care reform, been talking about it a lot. we're going to bring you the president's town hall live right here on cnn. but first, i want to bring up ed henry. there he is. what are you expected to see today? could it get heated? >> reporter: it could get more heated. we talked to people who waited online to get tickets to this town hall in the area. they were fans of the president, democrats, but they told us that there were other people in line that were conservatives. it was an open process and there were a lot of people online saying they wanted to ask the president some pointed tough questions. i can tell you the people we've been talking to on the ground here the last couple of days are saying they really don't trust the federal government and they've got deep concerns about th
in a conservative montana suburb. there's a pretty safe bet he's going to hear pushback from some critics. our white house correspondent ed henry is there finding out what people are thinking ahead of the president's visit. so selling health care reform, been talking about it a lot. we're going to bring you the president's town hall live right here on cnn. but first, i want to bring up ed henry. there he is. what are you expected to see today? could it get heated? >> reporter: it could...
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he is in montana and this is not a rich family but there is some rich man in montana who pays for one kid a year, for the four year duration of school, to go to st. paul's school in concord, new hampshire. beaches base for the whole thing. he find some super bright kid. this boy couldn't study language in billings, so he signed up and he was accepted. then he got cold feet and turned him down. then he reconsidered and his parents had never been to see the place. they didn't even know what he was up to 70 reconsidered and called them up and said i think i do want to do that. as it was, it was too late but let's see what we can do for you. he gets into hotchkiss and the richman puts them in hotchkiss. in one year he is boy of the year at hotchkiss, a broad-gauged, athletic, a great student and everything else. the next year he is sent to france for a few months. as his mother told me he packed away and said wait a minute, what is this about being first and everything? i don't want to be first. let's get this life in france, lookout people live, look at how they enjoy life. so they came
he is in montana and this is not a rich family but there is some rich man in montana who pays for one kid a year, for the four year duration of school, to go to st. paul's school in concord, new hampshire. beaches base for the whole thing. he find some super bright kid. this boy couldn't study language in billings, so he signed up and he was accepted. then he got cold feet and turned him down. then he reconsidered and his parents had never been to see the place. they didn't even know what he...
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the other one, and his story is just fascinating, is in montana. and this is not a rich family, but there is some rich man in montana who pays for one kid a year -- well, for the four-year duration of school to go to saint paul school and new hampshire. you just paste the whole thing. he goes and finds some super bright kid or so this boy couldn't study languages in billings. and so he signed up and he was accepted. and then he got cold feet and turned him down. then he reconsider. is terratec never even been to see the place. they didn't know what he was up to. and so he reconsider and called him up and said no, i think i do want to do that. it's too late, but let's see what we can do for him. so he gets into hotchkiss, and the rich man puts them in hotchkiss. in one year he is boy of the year at hotchkiss. is broad gauged athletic, a great student and everything else. the next thing he is sent to france for a few months. and as his mother told me, he backed away and said wait a minute, what's this about being first in everything? i don't want to
the other one, and his story is just fascinating, is in montana. and this is not a rich family, but there is some rich man in montana who pays for one kid a year -- well, for the four-year duration of school to go to saint paul school and new hampshire. you just paste the whole thing. he goes and finds some super bright kid or so this boy couldn't study languages in billings. and so he signed up and he was accepted. and then he got cold feet and turned him down. then he reconsider. is terratec...
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. >>> someone illegally shot and killed one of montana's largest grizzly bears. now officials want to hunt down the killer and they're offering a big reward to get your help. new for you in about 40 minutes. >>> so gas price, holding steady. you might have noticed that, and they could be going down in the next few weeks by a couple pennies here and there. money expert jennifer westhoven here to share the good news. >> juicy prices, then came up. definitely good news in a bad economy for drivers. the latest national average from aaa, $2.63 a gallon, down a penny from last week. okay. much better than a year ago. you might remember, i think we down around $2:50 for a while and prices creeped up, trying to go higher. analysts say it's because the refineries were trying to pass higher prices on to you, but it didn't work. good for you. people stopped buying. that sets the stage for lower prices because got a lot of supply now of unused gas. meantime, summer vacation's over. the time of year when kids go back to school. there's no more driving vacations. you might see
. >>> someone illegally shot and killed one of montana's largest grizzly bears. now officials want to hunt down the killer and they're offering a big reward to get your help. new for you in about 40 minutes. >>> so gas price, holding steady. you might have noticed that, and they could be going down in the next few weeks by a couple pennies here and there. money expert jennifer westhoven here to share the good news. >> juicy prices, then came up. definitely good news in a...
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you're going to have a cold front when you get to idaho and montana. some of those will be giant hail makers so we'll watch for those later this afternoon. showers rolling through grand island, nebraska. dropping down the state line towards kansas. then it's the heat. it's back for you. 105 to 110 is the way it's going to make you feel. dallas, houston, in towards tulsa. then you get to places like phoenix and it's going to be 112, 114. 106 is hot even for this year, robin. >>> back to our breaking story. bob, thank you. two american journalists just arrived home after being freed from a north korea prison. we're hearing from them for the first time as they're reunited with their families. >>> talk about the perfect wedding present. what a total stranger gave away to a bride and her bridesmaids free. . >>> more on our breaking story today that we watched here live. two american reporters held in north korea are back in the united states. their plane landed in burbank, california a short while ago. here is the reunion that euna lee had with her little f
you're going to have a cold front when you get to idaho and montana. some of those will be giant hail makers so we'll watch for those later this afternoon. showers rolling through grand island, nebraska. dropping down the state line towards kansas. then it's the heat. it's back for you. 105 to 110 is the way it's going to make you feel. dallas, houston, in towards tulsa. then you get to places like phoenix and it's going to be 112, 114. 106 is hot even for this year, robin. >>> back to...
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thunderstorms also from washington to north dakota and from montana down to new mexico and arizona. dry for much of the west coast and northeast. >> a mild 79 in boston, 84 in new york and baltimore. 86 in chicago, 87 in detroit and 90s in minneapolis, fargo and omeprazole. seattle only up to 67, boise 75. 94 in salt lake city and 103 in phoenix. >> when you think of speed dating, images of 20 and 30 somethings now come to mind but some senior citizens are getting into the action. >> 80 and 90 somethings came together to meet for blind dates. they were told to prepare some questions ahead of time and they did. >> yes, have i some. i was told i musn't say "do you snore?" >> the event was organized by the not so lonely hearts club. they plan to hold another one next month. >> good idea. >> never too old to find love, right? >> no, you're not. >> we'll be right back with more "world news now." ♪ get around, round, round, i get around ♪ long summer days and not enough sleep. what i wouldn't do fr a do-over. (announcer) ne neutrogena total skin renewal. gentle exfoliating puffs and m
thunderstorms also from washington to north dakota and from montana down to new mexico and arizona. dry for much of the west coast and northeast. >> a mild 79 in boston, 84 in new york and baltimore. 86 in chicago, 87 in detroit and 90s in minneapolis, fargo and omeprazole. seattle only up to 67, boise 75. 94 in salt lake city and 103 in phoenix. >> when you think of speed dating, images of 20 and 30 somethings now come to mind but some senior citizens are getting into the action....
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not so nice up toward montana as we have some thu >> thank you so much. we're looking at temperatures in the low 70's. is a gorgeous day to gau >> and this forecast brought to you by all. back to bill >> okay, paul. >>> coming up next a tornado rips through a tiny town and sam champion has their story of ds and picturesal words and pictures. for a pure clean, there is one clear choice: all free clear 2x concentrated detergent. all free clear's powerful clean isd ree of the ingredients you'll find in most detergents: no perfumes... no dyes. no preservatives... free clear is specially designed for people with sensitive skin and has powerful stainlifters, so you can trust it to get the job done right. free clear is the number-one detergent recommended by dermatologists... so, for a pure clean, all free clear is all you need. recommended by dermatologists... a chinese emperor that he declared ita sacred pla. by soy's health benefits... buddhist monks believed eating soy... was healthier for the body and spirit. and american farmers planted soybeans... to help
not so nice up toward montana as we have some thu >> thank you so much. we're looking at temperatures in the low 70's. is a gorgeous day to gau >> and this forecast brought to you by all. back to bill >> okay, paul. >>> coming up next a tornado rips through a tiny town and sam champion has their story of ds and picturesal words and pictures. for a pure clean, there is one clear choice: all free clear 2x concentrated detergent. all free clear's powerful clean isd ree...
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thunderstorms also in parts of the midwest and northern plains and stormy from montana to the southern rockies with flooding expected in new mexico. >> a high of 103 in phoeni 94 in salt lake city and 67 in seattle. s in omaha, fargo and the twin cities. it's 84 here in new york and 79 in boston. miami hits 91, new orleans 92 and dallas 95. so this is a great story. they had a better chance of winning the lottery but a texas couple beat the odds by hitting a very different kind of jackpot. >> that's right. brian and kelsey lewis are the proud parents of not one but two sets of identical twin boys. they were conceived without any fertility drugs and born just 13 months apart. in case you're wonder, the odds of that happening somewhere between 1 in 11 million to 1 in 35 million. >> oh, they sure are cute. >> they're not done. they say they'll try for a third set of twins. they're hoping for girls next time. >> does it run on the mother's side or father' side? >> i think it's the mother's side but still the likelihood of that. >> that's not the same. that's a lot of work. >> but they're r
thunderstorms also in parts of the midwest and northern plains and stormy from montana to the southern rockies with flooding expected in new mexico. >> a high of 103 in phoeni 94 in salt lake city and 67 in seattle. s in omaha, fargo and the twin cities. it's 84 here in new york and 79 in boston. miami hits 91, new orleans 92 and dallas 95. so this is a great story. they had a better chance of winning the lottery but a texas couple beat the odds by hitting a very different kind of...
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more shower activity around the northern rockies coming out of montana through salt lake city north of you guys. ought to be dry for most of day. not much going on there. you get across the east coast, here's where you problems begin. around north carolina and south carolina, mainly around that frontal boundary. zero in toward the region. the most powerful action is around the coast from wilmington towards charleston. zero in right now. look at the squall that jumps off the coach around myrtle beach. lots of lightning. north of charleston, south of wilmington beach. showers in north carolina, virginia as well. soggy for the first part of the day. later this afternoon it'll begin to die down a little bit. as for florida, things are drying up nicely until you get towards the panhandle. this may become our next tropical depression. so far it has not. looks pretty organized now. let me show you an i-report from this weekend. trying to get a football game going. not so fast. look at this squall line that races in. heavy downpours. 80 mile per hour gusts. obviously postponed the game a littl
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he has the latest from big sky, montana. chuck? >> good morning, lester. the president is out west for a working vacation. yesterday was town hall number one. today will be town hall number two in grand junction, colorado, all of it is an attempt to recapture political momentum to pass health care reform. president obama came to the hills of montana with his entire family in tow for what was billed as a town hall on health care but at times felt like a campaign rally. president obama was reminiscent of candidate obama at times, as he worked the audience. >> so i need you to keep knocking on doors, talking to your neighbors, spread the facts. >> reporter: the president did take questions from a mostly supportive audience, but not before offering his own media critique of how town halls have been covered this week. >> tv loves a ruckus. what you haven't seen on tv and what makes me proud, are the many constructive meetings going on all over the country. >> reporter: mindful of tuesday's relatively cane new hampshire town hall the president avoided on calling
he has the latest from big sky, montana. chuck? >> good morning, lester. the president is out west for a working vacation. yesterday was town hall number one. today will be town hall number two in grand junction, colorado, all of it is an attempt to recapture political momentum to pass health care reform. president obama came to the hills of montana with his entire family in tow for what was billed as a town hall on health care but at times felt like a campaign rally. president obama was...
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that's how things will be conducted in montana. white house says they like a rigorous robust debate. whether they get in their own town halls probably not. lawmakers are. shepard: thank you. mixed news from the jobs market. the number of americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits went up unexpectedly last week. that's according to the department of labor which reports there were 4,000 more first time claims than the week before. but at the same time we learned the total number of americans continuing to receive jobless benefits fell by more than 140,000, to just more than 6.2 million. the so-called experts were way off in guessing how much money spent in stores last month. they were expecting retail sales to rise, almost 1%. they did not. they went down. july sales down 0.1% in june it would have been worse had it not been cash for clunkers program. auto sales were up big last month. take those out of the pictures and retail sales would have fallen more than half a per sen tant poij point. rich edison is live from the wa
that's how things will be conducted in montana. white house says they like a rigorous robust debate. whether they get in their own town halls probably not. lawmakers are. shepard: thank you. mixed news from the jobs market. the number of americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits went up unexpectedly last week. that's according to the department of labor which reports there were 4,000 more first time claims than the week before. but at the same time we learned the total number of...
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you are looking at pictures of the first family as they board air force one enroute to montana today, where the president will be holding a town hall meeting on health care in bozeman, one of two in the next couple of days. there are expectations that he will get protests and tough questions. off they go, boarding. it is set to begin at 2:15 eastern time. gregg: the philadelphia eagles holding a news conference momentarily to announce what we already know officially, that michael vick will return to the game after an 18-month prison sentence of four charges relating to dogfighting. the gory details include electrocuting and drowning unwanted animals. a spokesperson for people for the ethical treatment of animals issued a statement a saying, "what sort of message does this send to fans who care about animals and do not want to see them harmed? since vick has not given a public acknowledgment that he is remorseful, time will tell." vick could receive nearly $7 million. when he first joined in 2002, he was drafted to the falcons for $62 million. since then, he has found himself not just
you are looking at pictures of the first family as they board air force one enroute to montana today, where the president will be holding a town hall meeting on health care in bozeman, one of two in the next couple of days. there are expectations that he will get protests and tough questions. off they go, boarding. it is set to begin at 2:15 eastern time. gregg: the philadelphia eagles holding a news conference momentarily to announce what we already know officially, that michael vick will...
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this is the airport hangar in montana. it is just over one hour. [applause] >> hello montana. thank you. thank you. that is great to be here. please have a seat. thank you so much. thank. i am excited to be back in montana. [applause] where is michelle? michelle and the girls were supposed to go whitewater rafting. i just ursuline not there. i do not know what is going on. they are on their way. i want to acknowledge some outstanding public officials and great friends. first of all, the man who is working tirelessly to make sure that the american people get a fair deal when it comes to health care in america. please give senator baucus a round of applause. [applause] [applause] one of my favorite people in washington, probably because he has not gone washington, still gets the same haircut. give it up for john. [applause] your own start here in montana, the great governor of this state, please give brian schweitzer and his lovely wife, nancy, a big round of applause. [applause] the lieutenant government, john bollinger, is here. give john a big round of applause. [applause] th
this is the airport hangar in montana. it is just over one hour. [applause] >> hello montana. thank you. thank you. that is great to be here. please have a seat. thank you so much. thank. i am excited to be back in montana. [applause] where is michelle? michelle and the girls were supposed to go whitewater rafting. i just ursuline not there. i do not know what is going on. they are on their way. i want to acknowledge some outstanding public officials and great friends. first of all, the...
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the president is headed to a town hall meeting in montana. this is a make-or-break month for reform and he could face a skeptical audience. in a region pretty weary of big government. the president's western swing combines his push for health reform with family visits to national parks. mr. obama holds another town hall tomorrow in colorado. and you can see the president's town hall on health reform live, right here in the "cnn newsroom." it is set for 2:55 p.m. eastern time. >>> the fight over health care reform has touched off a broader debate over the obama administration's policies. people are venting their spleens about increased get, governme d government spending at town hall meetings. the stories from cnn's lisa sylvester. >> reporter: the lines are long. the rooms are packed. the constituents are ready to vent. >> hear our voice, hear our voice! >> reporter: democrat ben cardin has been in congress for two decades. first as a house member and now a senator. his staff tells us past town hall meetings would draw 100 to 200 people. this
the president is headed to a town hall meeting in montana. this is a make-or-break month for reform and he could face a skeptical audience. in a region pretty weary of big government. the president's western swing combines his push for health reform with family visits to national parks. mr. obama holds another town hall tomorrow in colorado. and you can see the president's town hall on health reform live, right here in the "cnn newsroom." it is set for 2:55 p.m. eastern time....
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when he makes the post office line, he first used it in new hampshire, didn't quite come up in the montana one. i think he's going to create problems with people who work in the postal service who are worried they're going to have to do a whole bunch of lay-offs and are going to be shutting down a bunch of mini offices. the point is well taken. >> i heard some horrific number in terms of what they're in the hole. in the billions of dollars. >> reporter: absolutely. >> chuck, we'll talk to you again. it's early where you are, like 5:17 in the morning. >> you know, arizona has this weird decision where half the year on pacific time, half the time on -- >> just go get coffee. wherever you are. i'll talk to you next hour. >> fair enough. >>> almost a dozen wildfires continue to rage across california. the most troublesome of those fires is in santa cruz county south of san francisco. the fire there already charring more than ten square miles. michael okwu is live in swanton. you're with us all morning yesterday with talk about the fires. i understand that the firefighters did make some progres
when he makes the post office line, he first used it in new hampshire, didn't quite come up in the montana one. i think he's going to create problems with people who work in the postal service who are worried they're going to have to do a whole bunch of lay-offs and are going to be shutting down a bunch of mini offices. the point is well taken. >> i heard some horrific number in terms of what they're in the hole. in the billions of dollars. >> reporter: absolutely. >> chuck,...
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the president returns to the town hall stage tomorrow in montana. now, ali velshi has been on the road all week long holding his own version of the town hall meeting listening to what people are saying about health care reform and he's not running for office. not trying to keep his seat. he's just in search of real people with real concerns. ali's found his way to sedalia, missouri, not too far from kansas city. ali, from your perspective in talking to folks on the road trip, how effective are these town halls? what do you think? >> reporter: well, everybody's heard of them or seen them. it has been the talk of the week. in fact, we've been talking to people about the economy all week generally, but somehow every conversation makes its way back to health care. and i think people have been influenced by them in some fashion because they've heard things being said. they've heard people talking about the government lying or the fact that it will be government control or they won't have choices about their doctors. or their health care. there's definite
the president returns to the town hall stage tomorrow in montana. now, ali velshi has been on the road all week long holding his own version of the town hall meeting listening to what people are saying about health care reform and he's not running for office. not trying to keep his seat. he's just in search of real people with real concerns. ali's found his way to sedalia, missouri, not too far from kansas city. ali, from your perspective in talking to folks on the road trip, how effective are...
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i have seen them in montana, and in grand junction, colorado. we got 35% of the vote, i think in that area of colorado, and we see them on television, even in the splicing and edition that the media has done over these town halls. >> on another topic. tom ridge has a memoir out that says just before president bush's re-election in 2004 he was raised to raise the color alert, and he believed it was politically motivated. we haven't seen one. is the administration junking that? >> i believe, if i'm not mistaken, secretary napolitano is evaluating the system and its use. obviously just as i said earlier about political decisions or things like that, decisions regarding the terror threats should be made based on the rise and fall of the threat, not based on anything else. thanks, guys. [inaudible] [inaudible conversations] >> how is c-span funded? >> the u.s. government. >> i don't know. i think some is government. >> public funding. >> private donations? >> my tax dollars. >> how is c-span funded? america's cable companies created c-span as a publi
i have seen them in montana, and in grand junction, colorado. we got 35% of the vote, i think in that area of colorado, and we see them on television, even in the splicing and edition that the media has done over these town halls. >> on another topic. tom ridge has a memoir out that says just before president bush's re-election in 2004 he was raised to raise the color alert, and he believed it was politically motivated. we haven't seen one. is the administration junking that? >> i...
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president obama will hold a town hall of his own in montana tomorrow. what is the message going to be, and has it changed at all? >> it should be interesting, because he is going to appear with senator max baucus from the middle of health-care negotiations. the county he is going to is a conservative county, and democrats as republicans to sign a civility pledge, but republicans said no, because that feels like they are being asked to be seen but not heard. a lot of people are waiting at to appear at this town hall. jane: an event on saturday also? >> yes. there are probably know people in the world who have done as many town hall meetings as barack obama. they feel that he will be able to reach out to people who make it in his face a little bit and say, let's calmed down and talk about our differences. jane: we have new rasmussen pulls out, saying that the approval rating is at its lowest. >> that is right. daily polls say that 47% somewhat approved, 52% disapprove, the lowest mark so far. a cause for concern for the white house. we expect that robert
president obama will hold a town hall of his own in montana tomorrow. what is the message going to be, and has it changed at all? >> it should be interesting, because he is going to appear with senator max baucus from the middle of health-care negotiations. the county he is going to is a conservative county, and democrats as republicans to sign a civility pledge, but republicans said no, because that feels like they are being asked to be seen but not heard. a lot of people are waiting at...
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one tomorrow in belgrade, montana. and saturday in grand junction, colorado. earlier saturday the president and his family will visit yellowstone national park. they also plan to see the grand canyon. white house officials say the trip is partly aimed at encouraging visits to national parks. .. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> the government budget process is the topic of this forum on this morning here at the american enterprise institute. we have heard from newt gingrich, the former house speaker. in just a moment stephen goldsmith, a former mayor of indianapolis will continue the conversation. we expect this to get underway in just a moment here on c-span2. quickly a couple of news stories. the obama administration is sending a team to inspect a maximum-security prison that could be used to hold a terrorism suspects. some local residents are expressly concerned about having suspected terrorists in their small relative liberal town. that from the associated press. the president is plan
one tomorrow in belgrade, montana. and saturday in grand junction, colorado. earlier saturday the president and his family will visit yellowstone national park. they also plan to see the grand canyon. white house officials say the trip is partly aimed at encouraging visits to national parks. .. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> the government budget process is the topic of this forum on this morning here at the...
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new york avenue between west virginia, montana, and bladensburg, one lane gets by. inbound traffic is getting by in all lanes. this is a shot of the building that caught fire along the new york ave. things are starting to improve their. 270 southbound is very heavy and slow, trying to make it down to the interchange at route 109 where there was a crash at the truck scales. here we are at montrose road heading down to the beltway and things are better. >> it is not too bad outside. we are feeling fairly comfortable. temperatures are in the low 70 possibly. we are shooting for highs in the low 80's today. we will have some partly sunny skies. a few thunderstorms today but those that could develop will pack a punch. on the weekend, temperatures will back -- will be back to 90. >>> a metrobus operator recently photographed talking on a cell phone was apparently not on a personal call. metro says the woman was talking to transit officials about an issue with her boss. they are trying to figure out if she should be punished after all. much more on this story at noon. how
new york avenue between west virginia, montana, and bladensburg, one lane gets by. inbound traffic is getting by in all lanes. this is a shot of the building that caught fire along the new york ave. things are starting to improve their. 270 southbound is very heavy and slow, trying to make it down to the interchange at route 109 where there was a crash at the truck scales. here we are at montrose road heading down to the beltway and things are better. >> it is not too bad outside. we are...
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. >>> later today, president obama pushes healthcare reform at a town hall meeting in montana. but in california, a different sort of gathering. cbs news correspondent bill whitaker is in inglewood this morning. bill, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, jeff. they're just now opening the gates to allow people to stream in here. people have been streaming, thousands since tuesday, to get free medical care provided by remote area medical, a nonprofit set up 24 years ago to take modern american medicine to third world villages. now they spend most of their time giving free medical care to needy medical communities right here in the u.s. >> how dare you! >> reporter: furry and shouting have dominated the debate over healthcare reform, making it difficult to hear the quiet pain of people like cynthia cobb. >> i'm just trying to push through this. >> reporter: she lost her job as an l.a. bus driver and with it her benefits and insurance. she joined thousands here who need healthcare. >> larry durst needs glasses. >> i have medical. they only cover so much. >> reporter: sa
. >>> later today, president obama pushes healthcare reform at a town hall meeting in montana. but in california, a different sort of gathering. cbs news correspondent bill whitaker is in inglewood this morning. bill, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, jeff. they're just now opening the gates to allow people to stream in here. people have been streaming, thousands since tuesday, to get free medical care provided by remote area medical, a nonprofit set up 24 years ago...
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-president obama will be holding a town hall meeting in ottawa today. -- montana. organizers expect up to 500 people. live coverage on c-span2 at 3:00. the loggers are meeting in pittsburgh today. we will have live coverage of the right online conference hosted by americans for prosperity foundation. it is a two-day meeting on strategies and techniques for online activism. book tv begins primetime tonight, with an in-depth interview with christopher buckley, the author of 14 books, including "thank you for not smoking." >> british voters are expected to go to the polls in national elections last -- next spring. this sunday, david cameron and how it tory government would change british politics. radio talk-show executive brian jennings on the new fairness doctrine, why is a bad idea, an alternative to censorship. he is interviewed by monica crowley. this fall, entered the home to america's highest court and the grand public places to those only accessible by the nine justices. the supreme court, coming the first sunday in october. >> chuck grassley hosted a town hal
-president obama will be holding a town hall meeting in ottawa today. -- montana. organizers expect up to 500 people. live coverage on c-span2 at 3:00. the loggers are meeting in pittsburgh today. we will have live coverage of the right online conference hosted by americans for prosperity foundation. it is a two-day meeting on strategies and techniques for online activism. book tv begins primetime tonight, with an in-depth interview with christopher buckley, the author of 14 books, including...
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host: hamilton, montana. you are next on the republican line. caller: carmen, montana. come on, you know me. host: i should have known. caller: i have been talking to you for over 10 years. this guy is not young. his party promotes nothing but freed them, but i do not know why you left boobs like this on tv. why do you let this jerkoff on tv? host: we are going to stop it there. thank you for coming in. guest: that is a pretty big accusation, but we are moving in the current administration, that we may double the national debt in 15 years, if we continue on this path. that is what roosevelt did. we doubled in national debt from 1932 to 1940, and we still have 20% unemployment. that is what we did in the 1930 's, and the danger is we are doing it again today. host: young americans for freedom. they tend to be republican younger people. the birther. he concludes by saying, is this an orchestra did campaign to delegitimize the obama presidency? is the fact that he is a first african-american president a factor? some people cannot accept the fact that he has won our electio
host: hamilton, montana. you are next on the republican line. caller: carmen, montana. come on, you know me. host: i should have known. caller: i have been talking to you for over 10 years. this guy is not young. his party promotes nothing but freed them, but i do not know why you left boobs like this on tv. why do you let this jerkoff on tv? host: we are going to stop it there. thank you for coming in. guest: that is a pretty big accusation, but we are moving in the current administration,...
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every question that the president is asked about health care savings -- i cannot remember in montana, but in grand junction, it is the example he used for the funding needed to be -- i'm sorry, the subsidy that needed to be cut. >> the drive for competition, for instance, like blue cross blue shield in and out -- in alabama, was ever considered to sweep away so that the private sector can go in there, like aetna and others the experts that is largely what is envisioned through a healthy exchange. _ -- like edna and others? >> that is largely what is envisioned three health exchange. the vast majority of people receive their health care benefits through their employers through private entities. the president is building on that system in health care reform, but part of what the president believes howç to hapn is we have to broaden some of those closed markets with that choice in camp -- and competition. if not, you will not be able to drive down costs and provide health care. >> what is the competition have to come through the government? why can't it come through private insurers? >
every question that the president is asked about health care savings -- i cannot remember in montana, but in grand junction, it is the example he used for the funding needed to be -- i'm sorry, the subsidy that needed to be cut. >> the drive for competition, for instance, like blue cross blue shield in and out -- in alabama, was ever considered to sweep away so that the private sector can go in there, like aetna and others the experts that is largely what is envisioned through a healthy...
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on his critics directly again stepping right into it at town hall meetings in conservative parts of montana and colorado tomorrow and saturday. harry? >> bill plante at the white house. thanks. so, what is fact, what is fiction when it comes to health care reform? jonathan cohn is senior editor of "the new republic" and author of "sick: the untold story of america's health care crisis and the people who pay the price". jonathan, good morning. >> good morning. >> i'm going to get right to some of these questions, some of these hot-button issues that get repeated and repeated and repeated day after day, especially in these meetings. we just heard the mantei we don't need obama and his crew to tell us how to die. is this health care reform plan going to create death panels telling people how to die, true or false? >> absolutely false. i think this is probably the most outrageous claim we've heard. there is a provision in the bill that they're moving through that if you want to write a living will, you want to talk to your doctor about it, you want to do it the right way, make sure you're askin
on his critics directly again stepping right into it at town hall meetings in conservative parts of montana and colorado tomorrow and saturday. harry? >> bill plante at the white house. thanks. so, what is fact, what is fiction when it comes to health care reform? jonathan cohn is senior editor of "the new republic" and author of "sick: the untold story of america's health care crisis and the people who pay the price". jonathan, good morning. >> good morning....
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he will speak to a crowd in montana friday and saturday, holds a health care forum in grand junction, colorado. >> some other lawmakers haven't had the luxury of other crowds. police had to carry a woman out of senator claire mccaskill. >>> and ties to the michael jackson case, police searched a pharmacy yesterday. a source familiar with the investigation tells cnn, jackson's doctor bought a powerful anesthetic from the pharmacy and says he gave jackson that the day before jackson died. >> if i were an attorney, i'd be holding my breath. i think they're making it very clear they're looking solely to dr. murray with respect to this propofol. and may be looking at others but with respect to the manslaughter investigati investigation, i think he's solely in their sights. >>> we told you about michael jackson's tribute concert in austria. you won't have to get plane tickets. but they're working to get it broadcast world-wide and tickets are supposed to go on sale august 20. >>> and we heard about the plane on the tarmac seven hours without food or working toilets. they're investigating co
he will speak to a crowd in montana friday and saturday, holds a health care forum in grand junction, colorado. >> some other lawmakers haven't had the luxury of other crowds. police had to carry a woman out of senator claire mccaskill. >>> and ties to the michael jackson case, police searched a pharmacy yesterday. a source familiar with the investigation tells cnn, jackson's doctor bought a powerful anesthetic from the pharmacy and says he gave jackson that the day before...
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that tends to be, by the way, in those states -- wyoming, montana -- those who have gas and oil and their economy has been fairly stable through this period of downturn for the rest of the country. host: put on your hat as former supervisor of fairfax county and the work -- if you are a school administrator in me get this money, what happens in 2011 or 2012? guest: exacta. that is the concern that has been stated. they are frightened to death of the funding cliff. what happens after the stimulus dollars on out? they are concerned about retaining staff that they know they will have to let go in one year or two years. or starting programs that are going to require that level of funding and then a year or two, they will not have that level of funding. what happens then? i kentucky in the 27 years of superintendent, the worst thing you can do is start a successful program and then say, we have to stop this program because we don't have the money. it does not work well in most communities. host: percentage wise -- and i know it varies -- how much money comes from local and regional governments
that tends to be, by the way, in those states -- wyoming, montana -- those who have gas and oil and their economy has been fairly stable through this period of downturn for the rest of the country. host: put on your hat as former supervisor of fairfax county and the work -- if you are a school administrator in me get this money, what happens in 2011 or 2012? guest: exacta. that is the concern that has been stated. they are frightened to death of the funding cliff. what happens after the...
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steve: hannah montana's dad is going to be on the program. meanwhile, a headline that says "firms with obama ties profit from the health push." it talks about how the health care overhaul is a financial windfall to a couple of democrat consulting firms closely connected to the president and a couple of his top advisors. $24 million worth of ads are being bought and put on tv. the two firms hired, one is gmmb which worked for barack obama during the 2008 campaign, and also akpd. the a stands for axelrod started by david axelrod. of course, he has separated himself from the company. but there are some who are going, now, wait a minute, this seems a little too cozy. the white house denies that mr. axlerod is making any money from it. gretchen: they do still owe him # million from the stock sale. they're going to be making those payments over the next couple of years. but interestingly enough, at that firm that he created, his son still works there. and no surprise that the two top advisors to obama, these are their former jobs. that they would b
steve: hannah montana's dad is going to be on the program. meanwhile, a headline that says "firms with obama ties profit from the health push." it talks about how the health care overhaul is a financial windfall to a couple of democrat consulting firms closely connected to the president and a couple of his top advisors. $24 million worth of ads are being bought and put on tv. the two firms hired, one is gmmb which worked for barack obama during the 2008 campaign, and also akpd. the a...
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max baucus of montana said it is on track to reach an agreement. chuck grassley isn't so sure. he doesn't see the kind of broad-based support that that bill will need. >>> ailing senator ted kennedy has sent a leader to ask quickly to allow them to change a law to quickly replace him in the senate. this comes amid growing concern with kennedy's batual brain cancer. ted kennedy wants the governor, duval patrick, to appoint someone to the seat when he dies. current state law requires a special election within five months of a vacancy. >>> the national hurricane center has downgraded hurricane bill to a category 3 storm. it is still quite a potent storm. it is still very dangerous. chad myers is in the cnn weather center with more on bill's current track and what it could mean to people living along the eastern seaboard, specifically new england, right? >> new england probably some wind and waves. i'm telling you all the way to new england, the waves this weekend are going to be dangerous. they're going to be deadly, chuck. literally. the waves underneath this hurricane right now
max baucus of montana said it is on track to reach an agreement. chuck grassley isn't so sure. he doesn't see the kind of broad-based support that that bill will need. >>> ailing senator ted kennedy has sent a leader to ask quickly to allow them to change a law to quickly replace him in the senate. this comes amid growing concern with kennedy's batual brain cancer. ted kennedy wants the governor, duval patrick, to appoint someone to the seat when he dies. current state law requires a...